Program Overview

Course Description

The course, Analytical Methods, is designed to provide students with the tools necessary to interact with the business community and run a company or firm. It focuses on non-legal, analytical issues that lawyers face every day, such as understanding a business, adopting a litigation strategy, valuing a business, and understanding economic externalities. The course aims to help lawyers develop a more systematic way of thinking about their work.

Course Areas of Practice

• Business and Corporate Law
• Civil Litigation: Practice and Procedure
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Evaluation Methods

• Final Exam
• Practical exercises
• Class participation

Degree Requirements

• JD elective
• LLM-LE (JD) required
• IntlLLM-SJD-EXC elective
• IntlLLM Business Cert
• LLMLE (1 yr) elective

Course Type

• Lecture

Learning Outcomes

• Legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, and written and oral communication in the legal context

Sample Syllabi

• 319-01-Fall2023-syllabus.pdf184.62 KB
• 319.01.Fall2021-syllabus.pdf187.86 KB

Course Offerings

The course has been offered in various semesters, including:

• Fall 2025
• Fall 2024
• Fall 2023
• Fall 2022
• Fall 2021
• Fall 2020
• Fall 2019
• Spring 2019
• Fall 2018
• Fall 2017
• Fall 2016

Course Details

Each semester, the course covers various topics, including:

• Decision Analysis, Games and Information
• Accounting
• Microeconomics
• Statistics and Artificial Intelligence

The course grade is made up of class participation, weekly problem sets, case analyses, and a final examination.

Instructors

The course has been taught by various instructors, including:

• Michael D. Frakes
• John M. de Figueiredo
• Larry Chavis

Additional Information

Please note that the information provided is for planning purposes only and should not be relied upon for the schedule for a given semester. Faculty leaves and sabbaticals, as well as other curriculum considerations, may affect when a course is offered.